"Trailer Park Boys" A Shit River Runs Through It (TV Episode 2007) Poster

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10/10
One of the best ones.
serkanmojang31 March 2022
With this episode, i realized that TPB is one of the best comedy series out there. This episode added the whole series a different dimension, which is kind of utopic. One of the best episodes of TPB.
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How Drunk Are You Right Now? 6 outta 10.
scottsetchell21 February 2019
Warning: Spoilers
Julian thinks Bubbles lost his mind with the Conky stuff. The cigarettes return on the Swayze Express. Jacob pours sugar into Ricky's gas tank. Lahey shoots at the truck taking the cigarettes away. Lahey demands he and Randy get the Swayze Express. Julian is shot by Lahey as they're walking away. Conky rats out Jacob for stalling the car and find the wire. The forest rangers return and Lahey distracts them. The Boys get in the Argo and head downriver.

They're surrounded by the FBI, the rangers and Lahey and Randy. They want to see their hands and Bubbles refuses to take Conky off. His sudden movements cause the FBI to open fire, hitting Randy, Jacob and his friends on the other side. Conky offends Bubbles and he drowns him in the river. Ricky negotiates with each of them to charge and arrest them for different crimes.

Ricky is sent to jail in Bangor, Maine where he meets up with Ray. Ricky gets his Grade 11 and Ray gets his Grade 9. Lahey resigns from the force to be a drunk trailer park supervisor. Sarah and Jacob start a relationship. J-Roc and T are out of jail and focus on raising their kids. Randy is happy getting high and mowing lawns. Lucy has Randy's baby. Ray is back in the park drinking. Bubbles explains that Conky was a defense mechanism his brain used that saved his life. Ricky is back together with Lucy and Trinity. Ricky says the most important thing is spending time with friends and family. The entire Sunnyvale community gets together for a cookout.

The Season 7 finale marks the end of the Golden Era of Trailer Park Boys. Bubbles brings Conky back from the dead and his minor role makes a major impact on the outcome of the season. Mike Smith is an excellent actor and ventriloquist, some scenes you can't tell he's voicing Conky. Bubbles leans on a Conky's persona when he's put under a lot of pressure. Conky gives Bubbles a hyperawareness that normally wouldn't be there. Bubbles alter ego ends up saving him from going off the deep end.

This is the final season with Ray and Phil Collins. Both of them have been on screen since Season 1. Phil Collins first minor role was the motel manager in Season 4 when they were stealing furniture. Ray will not be forgotten in future episodes because of his impact on Ricky. The bond between father and son will stay with Ricky forever. Ray has some of the most iconic lines on the show and will be missed.

Lahey and the liquor caused another greasy horror show, but in the end he realizes he was born to be a drunk trailer park supervisor. He and Randy aren't happy when they're separated and Barb made things complicated between them.

There's cameo appearances from Alex Lifeson of Rush in Season 3 and Sebastian Bach of Skid Row in Season 7, both of which will appear in future TPB episodes and spin-offs.

All of the characters have their own strengths, weaknesses and perspectives that grow over the course of time. TPB values friends, family and community and contains deep implications about relationships, sexual orientation, drug and alcohol abuse, addiction, poverty, politics, psychology, sociology, business and the justice system. TPB can be enjoyed by just about anyone. Someone who knows nothing about the show might think it's stupid or dopey. Having a couple drinks or puffs will make it an even better experience. Some of the funniest dialogue, situations and characters come from this low-budget mockumentary TV show. Seasons 1-7 of Trailer Park Boys are truly something special.
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